PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Estacio da Fonseca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rampage Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). da Fonseca comes to the cage accompanied by "Chokechain" - 3oh!3. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

da Fonseca
vs
Rua

170 cm
22
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

160 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Estacio da Fonseca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rampage Rua!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua works over da Fonseca's head and body with a nice combination.
da Fonseca stuffs the takedown attempt from Rua. Rua gets slowly back to his feet.
Rua throws a leg kick but da Fonseca moved away.
Rua looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

da Fonseca shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Rua tries to hold on but da Fonseca pushes him away.

da Fonseca is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Rua has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Rua!
da Fonseca wants to sweep but no luck.
Rua postures up in da Fonseca's guard and throws a big left but da Fonseca blocks it.
da Fonseca manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

da Fonseca has hold of Rua's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Rua manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

da Fonseca working for a submission but Rua is keeping him at bay.

That's one minute gone in the round.

da Fonseca looking to secure an arm triangle but Rua defends it well.
A nice elbow there by da Fonseca.
da Fonseca is breathing heavily.
Rua is trying to stand.
da Fonseca with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Rua really doesn't want to stay on the ground with da Fonseca. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

da Fonseca wants to finish this one by submission but Rua is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from da Fonseca.

da Fonseca looking to secure an arm triangle but Rua defends it well.
Rua is trying desperately to improve position.

da Fonseca is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Rua has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Rua!
Rua trying to stand up but can't free himself from da Fonseca's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Fonseca tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
da Fonseca looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Rua gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

da Fonseca shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than da Fonseca was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

da Fonseca is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by da Fonseca!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Estacio da Fonseca!